# Nevada SB342: AN ACT relating to water; authorizing the State Engineer, in certain areas of this State, to coordinate with persons who seek to relinquish, by certain means, a right to appropriate water; requiring the State Engineer to retire such relinquished rights; revising provisions relating to the effective date of a right to appropriate water under a permit; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada SB342, AN ACT relating to water; authorizing the State Engineer, in certain areas of this State, to coordinate with persons who seek to relinquish, by certain means, a right to appropriate water; requiring the State Engineer to retire such relinquished rights; revising provisions relating to the effective date of a right to appropriate water under a permit; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by James Ohrenschall (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-12 ((Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada SB342
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to water; authorizing the State Engineer, in certain areas of this State, to coordinate with persons who seek to relinquish, by certain means, a right to appropriate water; requiring the State Engineer to retire such relinquished rights; revising provisions relating to the effective date of a right to appropriate water under a permit; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-12
- Last action: 2025-04-12, (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)
- Sponsor: James Ohrenschall (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 48-940
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Ohrenschall (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-04-12: (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.) (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: From printer. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer. (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB342.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB342.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB342-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).